New York · New York Penal Law (PEN)

N.Y. Penal Law § 470.20: Money laundering in the first degree

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

A person commits money laundering in the first degree by conducting financial transactions involving proceeds from major drug crimes or serious felonies with intent to promote criminal conduct or conceal the source, when the transaction value exceeds specified thresholds.

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